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This is a great article written about Pennsylvania WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files. This is a new collection found at Ancestry.com. The collection consists of service cards, applications for post-war compensation, and questionnaires compiled in 1920. If you have relatives living […]

This is a great before and after article highlighting photographs taken by Guardian photographer David Levene in 2015. The article was originally published in June 2015. The women who dug the graves, the kids who watched the largest battle in US […]

http://genealogyguys.com/the-genealogy-guys-podcast-336-2017-december-27 The news includes: MyHeritage has added 90 million new New York Ellis Island and Other New York Passenger Lists (1820-1954). MyHeritage has added a new feature, Do-It-Yourself Historical Record Fixes, in its SuperSearch facility. Findmypast has added a new […]

In response to an email, the “Ancestry Insider” blog has written an excellent article describing the challenges with Ancestry.com’s and FamilySearch.org’s Census Search. Ancestry.com’s “standardized” location feature does not allow you to search an area by the “Precinct. So the author suggests you […]

This is an extremely well done video covering 5 direct generations of Barnes family members. He includes material taken from old family photos, slides, 8mm, VHS, and cassette tapes. This particular Barnes family originated from Kentucky. Jeff Barnes Family Tree with 5 […]

November is Native American Heritage Month at Newspapers.com. They have a collection of more than a half dozen newspapers written by or for Native Americans. Unfortunately, the collection does not appear to be complete, but thee may be something in […]